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Supreme Court Sets Aside Interest Award in Consumer Dispute Case Due to Insufficient Funds. Award of Interest Found Unjustified as Cheque Would Have Been Dishonoured Regardless of Loss in Transit....

The case involved a dispute between a bank and a complainant regarding the non-credit of a cheque amounting to Rs.9.85 lakhs. The complainant, who was a clerk at the bank, presented a cheque issued by...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Stamp Duty Dispute Due to Arbitrariness in Valuation. The valuation of property was found unjustified as no basis was provided for the determined rate under Section 47A of the Indian Stamp Act, 1899....

The dispute arose from an order issued by the District Magistrate of Varanasi, which directed the appellant to pay a deficit stamp fee of Rs.1,17,000 based on a deemed valuation of property at Rs.140 ...

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Supreme Court Restores Appeal in Civil Matter with Costs. The High Court's dismissal for non-prosecution was found to be erroneous as it did not consider the absence of counsel due to non-marking of the case....

The dispute arose from the dismissal of a first appeal by the High Court for non-prosecution, which was filed against a judgment and decree from 1988. The appellants, Raj Kumar Jain and another, sough...

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Supreme Court Sets Aside High Court's Order Allowing Writ Appeal Due to Delay. The Court found no sufficient cause for condoning a delay of nine years and five months in filing the writ appeal under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963....

The case involved an appeal before the Supreme Court concerning the condonation of delay in filing a writ appeal. The appellants, Swamy Gowda and others, challenged the decision of the High Court whic...

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Supreme Court Modifies Disciplinary Action in Legal Profession Case Due to Excessive Punishment. Court Substituted Removal with Six-Month Suspension of License for Professional Misconduct....

The case involved an appeal against a decision by the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India, which found the appellant guilty of professional misconduct and ordered his removal from the r...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Land Dispute Case — Execution of Decree Upheld. The High Court's interference in execution proceedings was found to be jurisdictionally erroneous....

The dispute arose from a civil suit filed by the appellants for a perpetual injunction against the respondents, who claimed encroachment on land they alleged to have purchased. The suit was decreed in...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal, Sets Aside Summons Issued Under Section 319 Cr.P.C. Due to Lack of Direct Evidence. The Court emphasized that hearsay evidence is insufficient for summoning individuals not named in the charge-sheet....

The dispute arose from a criminal case involving the appellants and the State of West Bengal concerning the murder of Ramesh Chandra Pattanayak. The complainant, Ashok Kumar Pattanayak, alleged that h...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal Against Quashing of Proceedings in IPC Case Due to Misuse of Authority. Protection under Section 197 Cr.P.C. Denied as Alleged Acts Were Not Part of Official Duties....

The case involved an appeal against the High Court's decision to quash proceedings against a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sahabul Hussain, under Sections 384 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction of Appellant for Rape and Related Offences — Other Appellants Acquitted. Citing lack of evidence for marriage and insufficient links to the crime for co-accused....

The case involved an appeal against the conviction of Neku Khan for multiple offences including rape under the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The incident occurred on the night of 13-14 September 1984, wher...

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Dowry Death Case Due to Established Evidence of Cruelty. Evidence of Harassment and Broken Skull Bones Contradicts Suicide Theory Under Sections 304B IPC and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961....

The case involved an appeal against the acquittal of the appellant and two others for the alleged dowry death of the deceased, Smt. Raju. The prosecution claimed that the deceased was subjected to har...